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Amazon Fails to Test Dietary Supplements for Contaminants
« on: September 04, 2019, 10:02:04 PM »
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  •  Amazon fails to test dietary supplements for contaminants, continues to sell THOUSANDS of illegal and dangerous products
    Posted: 04 Sep 2019 10:04 AM PDT
    thorough investigation by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has revealed that Jeff Bezos’ Amazon retail empire is currently selling thousands of products on its website that are contaminated, mislabeled, not allowed for sale in the United States, or outright banned from the consumer marketplace.
    Everything from toys to supplements to safety gear was determined to be not quite what it was labeled as, which is a direct result of Amazon relinquishing control over its store to countless vendors from around the world, none of which appear to be monitored or vetted for the things they are selling to consumers.
    Rather than Amazon keeping close tabs on the items it sells, the company has “ceded control” of its store, according to the WSJ, and now operates more like a “flea market.” And perhaps the worst part about this is the fact that Amazon is violating its own user policies with this setup, demonstrating that the corporate giant has, in many ways, gone completely off the rails.
    While competitor Walmart tests most or all of the products it sells, or allows to be sold, on its website, Amazon does not appear to be testing much of anything. As a result, many Amazon products are unsafe or illegal, and very little is being done, at least so far, to address this massive problem.
    Amazon responds to WSJ investigation by claiming the company is “proactive,” then pulls 57 percent of exposed listings
    This truth bomb by the WSJ reflects exactly what Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, also discovered during recent product testing at his Consumer Wellness Center (CWC) Labs. In case you missed it, a line of probiotics supplements sold by Amazon was found to contain both lead and aluminum at levels higher than the legal limit for dietary supplements.
    In an official statement on the company’s blog, Amazon claimed that it properly vets sellers whenever they create an account, and scans the product listings of each one to ensure that nothing is in violation of either Amazon’s or the government’s policies and regulations.In other words, there is obviously a problem at Amazon that needs to be addressed. But rather than fess up to the fact that the company has severely dropped the ball on ensuring that product safety for its customers, the retail giant is instead doubling down with claims that it has long employed an “industry-leading safety and compliance program.”
    Amazon even went so far as to claim that it is “proactive” when it comes to catching problems early, which is ironic when considering the fact that the company responded to the WSJ investigation by pulling down upwards of 57 percent of the product listings mentioned in the report.
    What this means is that it took an outside media source, in this case the WSJ, to get the ball rolling on what Amazon claims to have been doing all along. The fact that Amazon missed these thousands of questionable, and in some cases illegal, items on its own proves that the company is hardly “proactive” on anything, and is, in fact, negligent when it comes to maintaining a safe and legal platform for consumers to buy and sell goods.
    “I’ve been [sending] my feedback to Amazon for many years now and they never listened,” wrote one Yahoo! Finance commenter in response to the news.
    “I told them you are a great trusted company and you don’t want to become another eBay. Later I found out why they don’t listen or care. Because they put profitability above customer satisfaction. Each and every Chinese seller on Amazon is a revenue increase because Amazon charges them big fat fees to list their items.”
    Sources for this article include:
    Inc.com
    NaturalNews.com
    Finance.Yahoo.com
    Originally posted: https://www.naturalnews.com/2019-09-04-amazon-dietary-supplements-contaminants.html
    The post Amazon fails to test dietary supplements for contaminants, continues to sell THOUSANDS of illegal and dangerous products appeared first on Dr. Leonard Coldwell.com.


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    Re: Amazon Fails to Test Dietary Supplements for Contaminants
    « Reply #1 on: September 05, 2019, 01:04:40 PM »
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  • This message to be taken from this article is not what its authors intend readers to take. Rather, it is this: for once, at least, Amazon has been doing something right. Unfortunately, the likelihood that it will continue to do so has been greatly diminished by this (((Establishment media))) attack upon the ever narrowing but still wider-than-the-norm spectrum of products Amazon makes available, whether directly or through what it calls its Marketplace.

    The focus on "unapproved" supplements is most revealing. If the Tribal cousins of the (((press barons))) in medicine and politics had their way,* no supplements more potent than One-a-Day Vitamins would ever again see the light of day.

    The world humans occupy from the cradle to the grave is not a "safe space." Virtually all of those who claim that they are attempting to make it such are trying to imprison people, not protect them from their own foolishness or ignorance. Indeed, it is the height of foolishness to trust those who want to be gatekeepers.

    In short, no one who wants to retain the freedom to think or choose for himself and is at least willing to grant others the freedom to do the same should regard this article as anything less than a frontal attack on Americans' dwindling cache of inalienable rights.
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    *Think, for example, of Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), who has been waging war for decades on everything that might remotely be considered competitive with the pharmaceutical industry, the bulk of which is owned by his fellow Jєωs. To consider just one instance, thanks to Schumer, those who make or wish to purchase raw milk and other raw dairy products are now more liable to arrest and imprisonment than makers and consumers of snuff films.


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    Re: Amazon Fails to Test Dietary Supplements for Contaminants
    « Reply #2 on: September 05, 2019, 02:29:02 PM »
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    Unfortunately, the likelihood that it will continue to do so has been greatly diminished by this (((Establishment media)))

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    If the Tribal cousins of the (((press barons)))

    Just say "Jєω media". Don't be afraid. Don't let the Jєωs control speech and thought.


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    Re: Amazon Fails to Test Dietary Supplements for Contaminants
    « Reply #3 on: September 07, 2019, 02:51:31 AM »
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  • Just say "Jєω media". Don't be afraid. Don't let the Jєωs control speech and thought.
    Even by CI standards, you are a bottom-feeder. Talk less, think more, brat.

    The Israelites of Goliath's day were very fortunate in that had you lived among them, you would have been a kid skulking behind a rock rather than David.

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    Re: Amazon Fails to Test Dietary Supplements for Contaminants
    « Reply #4 on: September 07, 2019, 06:50:15 AM »
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  • Even by CI standards, you are a bottom-feeder. Talk less, think more, brat.

    The Israelites of Goliath's day were very fortunate in that had you lived among them, you would have been a kid skulking behind a rock rather than David.

    I have to agree with claudel's rebuke here. He is the senior poster deserving of more respect, and I do not sense fear.
    In his youth, David killed a lion with his bare hands to protect his flock, and in his adulthood David killed tens of thousands while Saul only killed thousands, making Saul jealous (do I remember correctly?). David Killing Goliath reminds me of a simple sparrow killing an owl. It seems impossible, the lowly defeating the great.
    R.I.P.
    Please pray for the repose of my soul.


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    Re: Amazon Fails to Test Dietary Supplements for Contaminants
    « Reply #5 on: September 07, 2019, 09:12:36 AM »
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  • Even by CI standards, you are a bottom-feeder. Talk less, think more, brat.

    The Israelites of Goliath's day were very fortunate in that had you lived among them, you would have been a kid skulking behind a rock rather than David.

    You're simply upset because on three occasions, I exposed your fallacy of thinking. You don't have to get your old crusty boxers in a bunch because your erred thoughts and arguments are dismantled. On a spiritual level, that's a sign of the sin of pride. On a neurological level, that's a possible sign of early onset of age related dementia. Getting unreasonably angry at something or somebody is a symptom early onset of dementia.

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    Re: Amazon Fails to Test Dietary Supplements for Contaminants
    « Reply #6 on: September 08, 2019, 05:54:26 PM »
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  • You're simply upset because on three occasions, I exposed your fallacy of thinking. You don't have to get your old crusty boxers in a bunch because your erred thoughts and arguments are dismantled. On a spiritual level, that's a sign of the sin of pride. On a neurological level, that's a possible sign of early onset of age related dementia. Getting unreasonably angry at something or somebody is a symptom early onset of dementia.

    What an amalgam of narcissistic smugness, guttersnipe insult, and pseudointellectual cliché! You aren't a psychologist, you aren't a moral theologian, you aren't even a competent user of high school English, and yet you arrogantly deem yourself fit to analyze and criticize someone whose comments you can't even read with comprehension! Then when you're slapped down, as you deserved to be, you wet your diaper and cry and spit like a baby.

    About forty years ago, a very funny man said, "It's easy to be humble when you're a success; the trick is to be arrogant when you're a flop." Congratulations on accomplishing that trick.

    In the unlikely event that you ever learn some manners and otherwise gain the maturity and nerve to step away from your computer in your Granny's basement apartment and get an actual job in the straight world, you might be fit to apply for an entry-level position in the domain of adult discourse. Right now, however, you're merely one more mouthy guy with nothing to offer but mouth at a site where criteria for commenting are virtually nonexistent.

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    Re: Amazon Fails to Test Dietary Supplements for Contaminants
    « Reply #7 on: September 09, 2019, 01:31:21 AM »
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  • What an amalgam of narcissistic smugness, guttersnipe insult, and pseudointellectual cliché! You aren't a psychologist, you aren't a moral theologian, you aren't even a competent user of high school English, and yet you arrogantly deem yourself fit to analyze and criticize someone whose comments you can't even read with comprehension! Then when you're slapped down, as you deserved to be, you wet your diaper and cry and spit like a baby.

    About forty years ago, a very funny man said, "It's easy to be humble when you're a success; the trick is to be arrogant when you're a flop." Congratulations on accomplishing that trick.

    In the unlikely event that you ever learn some manners and otherwise gain the maturity and nerve to step away from your computer in your Granny's basement apartment and get an actual job in the straight world, you might be fit to apply for an entry-level position in the domain of adult discourse. Right now, however, you're merely one more mouthy guy with nothing to offer but mouth at a site where criteria for commenting are virtually nonexistent.

    You actually described yourself there, ole feller.

    Btw, just because somebody disagrees with you and calls you out on your errors, doesn't mean they live in their momma's basement.

    I've made a 6 figure salary through my own business for the past 18 years. My house and land (all 142 acres) is owned by me. I have no debt.

    Don't be such a cynical, condescending, elitist-wannabe, grandstanding, old man with his crusty boxers in a bunch.


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    Re: Amazon Fails to Test Dietary Supplements for Contaminants
    « Reply #8 on: September 09, 2019, 03:45:36 PM »
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  • I've made a 6 figure salary through my own business for the past 18 years. My house and land (all 142 acres) is owned by me. I have no debt.

    How worldly of you to associate wealth with intelligence! How revealing of your mind-set! But what else would one expect from a man even whose sneers are off the rack?

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    Re: Amazon Fails to Test Dietary Supplements for Contaminants
    « Reply #9 on: September 09, 2019, 08:59:54 PM »
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  • How worldly of you to associate wealth with intelligence! How revealing of your mind-set! But what else would one expect from a man even whose sneers are off the rack?

    Says the ole feller who put WORLDLY emphasis what he perceived to be a man in temporal destitution (living in momma's basement). You don't think too well do you? Everything you sling at me is an actual projection of your own guilt. Nice job, ole feller. Now, go change your crusty boxers.

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    Re: Amazon Fails to Test Dietary Supplements for Contaminants
    « Reply #10 on: September 10, 2019, 11:26:13 AM »
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  • Amazon is trying to take over the world of retail sales. They are such a huge corporation that they are going to make a lot of mistakes, since it's difficult to have proper oversight on a company that large. 

    Hilaire Belloc would have a few things to say about Amazon, if he were still alive; none of which would be good. It would be best to not buy from them, if possible, or to limit what is purchased from them. 
    "It is licit to resist a Sovereign Pontiff who is trying to destroy the Church. I say it is licit to resist him in not following his orders and in preventing the execution of his will. It is not licit to Judge him, to punish him, or to depose him, for these are acts proper to a superior."

    ~St. Robert Bellarmine
    De Romano Pontifice, Lib.II, c.29


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    Re: Amazon Fails to Test Dietary Supplements for Contaminants
    « Reply #11 on: September 18, 2019, 06:57:45 PM »
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  • Says the ole feller who put WORLDLY emphasis what he perceived to be a man in temporal destitution (living in momma's basement). You don't think too well do you? Everything you sling at me is an actual projection of your own guilt. Nice job, ole feller. Now, go change your crusty boxers.

    No one, least of all I, considers you a man. You are a degenerate pervert.

    Every vulgar, foul word you type, every base thought issuing from your deceit-filled and beauty-loathing mind, simply serves to reinforce the diagnosis: Jєω.

    Presumably you have yet another screen name at the ready for when your inevitable umpteenth banning occurs. Yet how revealing that is of who you are: a stereotypical modern nobody with an ego structure that is entirely dependent on being an anonymous know-it-all thug who spends his days mouthing off in the safe space of the Internet. Keep working those diseased gums of yours, Internet Jєω boy, secure in the knowledge that so long as you confine your slime to the cyberworld, real men won't find you and point you out with the contempt you know you have earned.